Well, what kind of training! Maximum of "two-class parish." Just the whole thrill of "untrained". Real People, naive art. Yes, most likely related to the paintings with the Old, or just lived here a very religious people, who were not going to church. But I honestly just not very important, and (another thing, if I was doing research), I'm from that sincerity in the works of getting a great pleasure.
A desert?, Is it clear - do not live long. You are out of his house for two week or go somewhere, come back - the same feeling of emptiness.
With painting everything is OK, even more than normal, it is now important to keep everything, can restore something. Need a good architect, designer, so this well-done museum, do we need people who will approach the matter indifferent.

house with murals in Khvalynsk
 

I was in the house. The man who looks after him, said that most likely , paintings made ​​by the artist , who lived in the house , probably in the early 19th century. Artists have been invited to the village to paint the church. At the time I was there, in the summer of 2011 , the house was sold and it seems it still bought later ( I can find ). And, most recently , there was shot semi- documentary. His show on Culture on February 23, the film starred local naive artist Fedorenko Hope.